The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-29
Monday Rights storm.

H1FS hau soHlS ueaN3 ram VIM anu
hail storms in the past but never before
have our citizens and neighbors been
called upon to experience anything so
cruelty devastating as the storm of
Monday night has proven itself to have
been 1t seems To have first gathered
about fourteen miles southwest of
Warner, as its course was little north
of east. 1t did most oflts cruel work in
New Hope, although good many liv-
ing along the west line of Warner
township were damaged fully as
much. In New Hope il began rsining
and hailing about 7:3O o'clock, steadily
growing worse until at last it seemed
as though the very heavens had been
torn assunder Angry lightning was
tearing through the air in every direc-
ton, while the thunder wss q ten-fold
founder than the explosion of ware
house of giant powder, causing the
very earth to tremble under you The
storm ragged in all its fury for fully an
hour, during which time between $780,
900 and $50, GOO worth Of standing grain
grain that was as promising us any
man ever looked at--was cut and
pounded deep into the ground totally
destroying every bushel oft Some OF
the farmers had just begun cutting that
afternoon and SO fierce was the hail
that it is now almost impossible to tell
where the grain was cut with the binder
or where it was cut, threshed and then
seeded by the storm. John Williams
kitchen was over turned, breaking the
stove, dishs, tables, besides spelling
large quantity of -four Clark Brobst
lost.his house, barn, granary and every
thing he had excepting his horses The
next morning he hitched his team onto
his wagon and started out looking for
work, leaving his home in ruins ard his
crop of over 200 acres totally destroyed.
The windows in the residence OF q. c..
Sanborn were torn out carly in the
storm when it required the combined
strength Of two grown persons to hold
bed quilt to the south windows. Sam
Bernerd's residence was badly injured,
every window and some Of the doors
having been broken out. Bed clothing
was held to the windows and doors to
keep out the mammothhail stones which
wers larger than hens eggs. Mr. b.
was struck in the eye with one which
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ing his eye very badly A granary be-
onging to Minnie Peacor which was
substantially built, was blown ten or
twelve rods and nothing but splinters
remains. VIM Rehfeld's shanty on
his tree claim was blown fifteen rods
blowing through the ground like snow
nlnAE hgt net being being Il iiPstttIfntd There
were many more buildings blown over
or unroofed but these are nothing in
comparison TO the total destruction Of
acres and acres of beautiful, ripening
grain, upen which SO much hard labor
and anxiety has been lost. and upon
which so much depended. The follow
ing is a list of those living in New Hope
whose crops we're totally destroyed
John Williams, 200 acres; James
Drummond, 40; Minnie Peaeor, so; Mrs.
f E. Dupre, 80; Samuel Bernerd, 1856;
John Biley 100, so acrcsof which was
insured; G. j G, Macleod 20. O. G..
Sanborn 100, so acres Of which was in
sured; Truman Hewltt So; F. b. Wells
20; Richard Jeffreys 100; Teats 40;
Clark Brobst 2lo; John yanSleet so; @.
Rozell 50; Moses Lupient55; VIM Popka
i40; Theodore Boardman 100 and De.
moss Marcott 10 acres
In Warner township the storm was
equally as severe but the numbur Of
acres totally destroyed is not AS large
as in New Hope township Those liv-
ing along the west line were visited by
the same storm that proved so disaster
Gus to orr neighbor township, while
thoseEin the eastern part of the town.
,5ship we're not struck until about mid
night Following is list Of those who
lost their entire crop:
j. w Portegsd5 acres; N. /. Gilbert
80; John Bidtness 10; John Dryer 75;
j. III. Neiger so; M Ryman 81 100 acres,
and the following were damaged all
the way from one-third to one-half Of
their entire crop Dr. Cope. a. Green,
G. Henry, "a S. Chesebro, John Gates,
WIN Stewart and Alex Clemenson,
some 81 which was partially insured
In Rondell township the storm was
very severe totally destroying several
fields Of grain but we have not been
able TO learn the particulars.
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